CosmicHymns BSN, RN

NICU; Acute psych; pediatric psych

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    Thinking of Portland/Bangor

    CosmicHymns replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm strongly considering Portland as well and am curious about the children's hospital there as I'm a NICU nurse. Anyone have any
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    how long did it take you to end up in the NICU?

    CosmicHymns replied to tinybbynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I worked almost two years in psych before an opening in the NICU opened up. I was nervous but I took a jump and they hired me! Talk about a crazy learning curve haha I'm a month off my orientation and...
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    Temperature methods in preterm babies

    CosmicHymns replied to PAjama_Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Rectal is fine but axillary is less than 97.7F. We take them all the time at my hospital but are very mindful about depth and vagal
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    New nicu nurse in need of advice!

    CosmicHymns replied to Kcv19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh, Kcv19, I'm almost literally in your same situation! I'm about a month off of orientation (I did it on days as well) and working on nights. Our hospital is very small and so our night shift is...
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    Starting NICU in 3 weeks, no experience

    CosmicHymns replied to LisaNICUrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LisaBradshawRN, I'm in a similar boat! Psych for 2 years, decided I wanted more medical skills, and adore the NICU so I applied. I have an interview next Tuesday. I've been told they like hiring...
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    My PT called 911

    CosmicHymns replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    I cannot tell you how many times patients have called 911 from my psych floor. Thankfully, they always call back to
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    CosmicHymns replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Trazodone, vistaril, seroquel, depakote, and
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    Coworkers that act like spoiled brats...discuss

    CosmicHymns replied to Mikey31079's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not one to smile and nod. I generally wear my emotions on my sleeve (except the "nurse face") and find it hard to deal with overtly rude, disrespectful, or plain whiney coworkers. As a fairly new...
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    Obamacare and hospitals

    CosmicHymns replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The fact that you refer to the Affordable Care Act as "obamacare" is misconception
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    Interview Correctional Nurse Position

    CosmicHymns replied to joannavn's topic in Correctional

    Hey OP, how'd it go? I have an interview for a correctional nurse in a week and I'm super nervous
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    Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    CosmicHymns replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    So how did everyone's interviews
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    floating medications in water to administer

    CosmicHymns replied to jailnurse#1's topic in Correctional

    Floating the meds in water makes it considerably harder to cheek
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    Second job after graduating, keep it to one page?

    CosmicHymns posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello all, I've been working 14 months at a job I'm not really enjoying and am going to apply to bigger hospitals in another area. First I have to beef myself up on paper. Should I still include...
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    Second job after graduating, keep it to one page?

    CosmicHymns replied to CosmicHymns's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    melosa08, you left out your clinical experience and your resume was still that long? I condensed my two liner bullets to one line each but I'm just not sure what to say to get my resume to stand out....
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    Peds is NOT easy!

    CosmicHymns replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    phillycpnp-pc, How in the world did you deal with the father who spit at you and the mother who wanted to fight you?! ps- I know this is an old post and I'm sorry for bumping it but that's too good...
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    Transition Tips for Psych RN Moving to Pediatric Rehab

    CosmicHymns replied to Noah'sRNMom's topic in Pediatric

    Noah'sRNMom and sunnyRN1, I'm in the very same boat as you except my undergrad background is in psych. I'm a fairly new grad and been working adult psych for 14 months and am terribly concerned about...
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    What about Psych to OB?

    CosmicHymns posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello everyone, I'm a fairly new RN (graduated Dec. '12) with extensive psych experience from jobs before nursing. I've been working on the behavioral health floor for about 13 months (out of my 2...